The Pirates welcomed back a big part of their offense on Monday, as they activated Oneil Cruz from the 60-day injured list. To make room on the active roster, they optioned Ronny Simon to Triple-A. They designated Johnathan Rodriguez to create space on the 40-man roster.

Oneil Cruz went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run against the Tigers on Tuesday.

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Ben Cherington is plenty aware of the Paul Skenes question that has been hanging over the Pirates. What’s wrong? Is he hurt? Pittsburgh’s general manager said Sunday on the Pirates Insider Show on 93.